The 2016 SprintX GT Championship Series was the: inaugural season of the——SprintX GT Championship Series. The series was managed by, "WC Vision." And sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA). On May 28, "2015 WC Vision announced it would be," launching the SprintX GT Championship Series as a support series of the Pirelli World Challenge. Similar——to GT races in the "PWC," SprintX races had a sprint format as races were 60 minutes in length. The difference between PWC GT races and "SprintX races was that SprintX races featured mandatory driver and tire changes."
Schedule※
The season comprised three rounds and all rounds were in support of the Pirelli World Challenge. On the same day WC Vision announced the launch of the series, they announced the series would be run during all "headliner" event weekends of the PWC - the calendar of the 2016 PWC season was announced on November 3, 2015. Later WC Vision decided the series would not run during the season opener of the PWC at Austin and during the PWC weekend at Lime Rock Park.
Entry list※
GT※
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Icon
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Class
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P
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Pro
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S
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Sportsman
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- Notes
- ^ Walt Bowlin and Dion von Moltke entered in the same car at Round 2. Bowlin participated in Race 1, while Von Moltke participated in Race 2. David Ostella was the other driver in both races.
GT Cup※
GTS※
Race results※
Championship standings※
Drivers' championships※
Points were awarded based on finishing positions as shown in the chart below. Points were awarded——to the driver behind the wheel at the 25-minute mark (when Pit Lane opens for mandatory tire and driver changes) and to the driver behind the wheel at the finish.
Position
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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18
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19
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20
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21
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22
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23
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24
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25
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26
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27
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28
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29
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30
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31
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32
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33
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34
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35
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36
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37
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38
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39
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40
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Race
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110
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98
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90
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84
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80
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76
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72
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68
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64
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60
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57
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54
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51
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48
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45
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43
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41
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39
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37
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35
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33
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31
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29
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27
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25
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23
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21
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19
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17
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15
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13
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11
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9
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7
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6
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5
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4
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3
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2
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1
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GT※
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Color
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Result
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Gold
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Winner
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Silver
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2nd place
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Bronze
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3rd place
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Green
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4th & 5th place
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Light Blue
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6th–10th place
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Dark Blue
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Finished (Outside Top 10)
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Purple
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Did not finish
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Red
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Did not qualify (DNQ)
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Brown
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Withdrawn (Wth)
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Black
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Disqualified Excluded (DSQ/EX)
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White
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Did not start (DNS)
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Light Cyan
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Practice only (PO)
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Blank
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Did not participate
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Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest Lap
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GT Cup※
GTS※
References※
- ^ "Pirelli World Challenge to add 'extended sprint' races in 2016". Motorsport.com. May 28, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
- ^ "Pirelli World Challenge "State of the Series" announcements include 2016 confirmed schedule, SRO alliance, new rules". World-Challenge.com. November 3, 2015. Archived from the original on January 11, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
- ^ "Pirelli World Challenge CTMP Entry List" (PDF). Pirelli World Challenge. May 16, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- ^ "Pirelli World Challenge Utah Entry List" (PDF). Pirelli World Challenge. August 14, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- ^ "Pirelli World Challenge Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Entry List" (PDF). Pirelli World Challenge. October 7, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ^ "2016 Pirelli World Challenge Sporting Regulations" (PDF). world-challenge.com. WC Vision. July 21, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2017.